Maryland Casualty Co. v. Hopper

McGILL, Justice.

Appellee W. L. Hopper sued appellant Maryland Casualty Company on a manufacturer’s and contractors’ schedule liability policy of insurance issued by appellant to him. He sought to recover the amount he had paid to the owners of an oil and gas lease for the destruction of an oil storage tank due to an explosion caused by his negligence. He also sought to re-' cover reasonable, attorney’s fees. Appellant denied coverage under the policy on the ground that the tank destroyed was “in the care, custody or control” of the insured, within the meaning of an exclusion clause which…